ODRL Symposium
~ Functional Polymer and Its Application to Bioscience and Biotechnology ~
Organized by Organ Development Research Laboratory (ODRL),
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Sponsored by Tsukuba Chemical Engineering Society
Supported by Science Academy of Tsukuba
Date: November 30 (Mon.)
Venue: AIST Tsukuba Center, Central 5, #1 Building, Room #2101
Program (tentative)
13:30 Opening Remarks
Toshiyuki Kanamori (ODRL, AIST)
13:40 Applications of pH-responsive Polymers in Drug Delivery
Allan S. Hoffman
(Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington)
14:20 Smart Stimuli-sensitive Nanogels for Biomedical Applications
Tae Gwan Park
(Department of Biological Sciences,Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
15:00 Coffee Break
15:20 'Smart' Aliphatic Polyesters -Design of Temperature-responsive, Pliable, and Biodegradable Scaffolds
Mitsuhiro Ebara
(Biomaterials Center, National Institute for materials Science)
15:50 Radical-Containing Nanoparticles, RNP, for Ischemia Reprefusion Injury
Yukio Nagasaki
(Tsukuba Research Center for Interdisciplinary Materials Science)
16:20 Mirostructure Control of Cell Laden Hydrogels by Microfluidic Devices
Shinji Sugiura
(ODRL, AIST)
16:50 Photoresponsive Polymer Materials for Control of Cell Bioassay Systems
Kimio Sumaru (ODRL, AIST)
18:00 Get-together at AIST Restaurant